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Russian tourist arrivals to Vietnam reached 250,000 this year, ranking among the top leading tourist arrivals to Vietnam for the second consecutive year, according to the latest figure released by Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.
Russian tourists are lured to visit Vietnam because of charming beaches, beautiful landscapes, friendly people, and healthy food, said the Association of Tour Operators of Russia.
Many Vietnam ’s tour operators have recently developed and upgraded favourite destinations for Russian visitors such as Binh Thuan, Khanh Hoa, Da Nang and Quang Nam. They have also designed tours for Muslim tourists.
Vietnam has reformed administrative management in a bid to create fast and easy procedures for foreign tourists to come to Vietnam.
Since 2009 Vietnam has offered visa exemption for Russian to enter the nation within 15 days. In 2013, some suggested to extend the visa- free stay to 30 days because Russian tourists usually have long holidays. … [Read more...] about Bản in : Vietnam looks to increase Russian tourist arrivals to 300,000 in 2014

Stricter visa requirements for Vietnamese travelers to Russia Dao Loan HCMC - Vietnamese wishing to travel to Russia are required to show up at the Russian visa section for an interview, instead of having their travel agencies doing everything for them as usual, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT). The regulation takes effect from this month. A visa application will be considered in 20 days from the date of the application being submitted based on the results of the interview. Travel agents said the Russia visa application procedures for Vietnamese tourists have so far been simple as these firms only are required to submit visa applications plus letters of invitation from travel partners in Russia. Applicants are not required to have an interview with Russian visa officers. According to the website of the Russian Embassy in Hanoi, applicants will pay US$50 for a single-entry visa, and US$55 for a double-entry visa with a review period from 4 to 20 … [Read more...] about Stricter visa requirements for Vietnamese travelers to Russia

Six Chinese nationals have been handed civil fines totaling VND120 million (US$5,350) for breaching visa regulations in the central city of Da Nang. Six Chinese nationals have been handed civil fines totaling VND120 million (US$5,350) for breaching visa regulations in the central city of Da Nang. The penalty was proposed by the municipal police department and signed into effect by the city’s chairman Huynh Duc Tho on Wednesday. Five Chinese women, Li Guangping, 37, Huang Wei, 26, Song Ying, 28, and Xu Zhenghua, 37, and one man, Yang Chuan, 44, had all been sharing a rented house on Ngo Thi Si Street in Ngu Hang Son District when officials determined that the group had entered the central city on tourist visas but had stayed to work without a permit. They were each fined VND20 million ($893) for the offense. Authorities did not specify if these six foreigners are amongst the Chinese nationals that created a stir for working as illegal tour guides, spreading misinformation, … [Read more...] about Da Nang levies fines on six Chinese working under tourist visas

Vietnam has stopped issuing tourist visas to independent travelers ahead of next week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' meeting, an official said Thursday.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stopped issuing "D-form" visas last week to tourists who are not booked on a package vacation, according to Nguyen Tan Trung, an official in the visa department.
He cited security plus a shortage of hotel rooms for the November 12-19 summit, which will host presidents including George W. Bush of the United States, Hu Jintao of China and Vladimir Putin of Russia. … [Read more...] about Vietnam stops most tourist visas ahead of APEC

Vietnamese citizens may be required to obtain visas to enter Thailand after new rules aimed at cracking down on illegal migrants came into effect on Tuesday. According to a bilateral agreement between the Vietnamese and Thai governments, Vietnamese passport holders can stay in Thailand for 30 days without visas if they enter by air and 15 days if they enter by land. But under new regulations issued by the Thai Immigration Bureau, if Vietnamese citizens who frequently enter Thailand fail to prove that they're visiting Thailand for travel purposes, they will have to apply for visas. For Vietnamese citizens who successfully prove that they're entering Thailand for travel purposes, Thai authorities will decide the length of their stay based on their travel itinerary, instead of offering them a blanket 30 day exemption. With the new regulations, Thai authorities recommended that foreign tourists prepare papers such as return air tickets and room booking confirmations just in case Thai … [Read more...] about Vietnamese may have to obtain visas to enter Thailand

(VEN) - A roundtable meeting between Vietnamese and Russian businesses was held in Hanoi on November 7, presided over by Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai and his Russian counterpart Arkady V. Dvorkovic. Attending the meeting, Russian Deputy Minister of Economic Development Alexei Likhachev said he believed that the signing of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the Russia-Kazakhstan-Belarus Tariff Alliance would bring new opportunities for Vietnam and Russia to boost bilateral trade, especially regarding Vietnam's traditional exports.
Vietnam and Russia have successfully cooperated in the field of oil and gas industry
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai said that economic cooperation and bilateral trade between Vietnam and Russia have considerably increased. Bilateral trade grew from US$350-400 million in the mid 1990s to nearly US$1.83 billion in 2010 and that included US$829 million worth of Vietnam's exports to Russia and US$999.1 million worth of … [Read more...] about Vietnamese exports to Russia to soar

The importance of removing travel barriers to facilitate tourist flows was top of the agenda during the recent visit of UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai, to Russia (Moscow, Russia, 14 March 2011). The issue of travel barriers was among the key issues discussed by the UNWTO Secretary-General during his recent visit to Russia. Meeting with Deputy Prime Minister, Alexander Zhukov, Mr. Rifai praised the importance given to this question in the country. “I am extremely pleased to see that the critical issue of removing travel barriers such as complicated visa formalities and cross border procedures in order to facilitate tourist flows is a priority within Russian tourism policy,” he said. Furthermore, Mr. Rifai addressed the need to support the speedy return of tourism flows to North Africa and the Middle East while meeting with several Russian high representatives including the Chairman of the Council of Federation, the upper house of the Russian Parliament, … [Read more...] about Free flow of tourists tops the agenda of UNWTO Secretary-General visit to Russia

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism asked domestic travel agents to increase the management of tours to Russia as Vietnamese citizens have recently been refused to enter the country by tourism visa. On July 20, the VNAT received a diplomatic note from the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia reflecting that a number of Vietnamese tourists have been rejected as they tried to enter Russia by illegal documents such as invitation from bogus tourism companies or they could not prove their tourism purpose. The embassy said that the refusal has caused public concern and affected Vietnamese citizens’ rights. Vietnamese travel agents are required to choose reliable Russian partners to operate tours to the Eastern European country. They must set up detailed programmes and book round-trip tickets while guiding their customers to corroborate their financial capacity as well as provide the phone numbers and … [Read more...] about Travel agents urged to enhance management of tours to Russia

Russian tourist arrivals to Vietnam reached 250,000 this year, ranking among the top leading tourist arrivals to Vietnam for the second consecutive year, according to the latest figure released by Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.
Russian tourists are lured to visit Vietnam because of charming beaches, beautiful landscapes, friendly people, and healthy food, said the Association of Tour Operators of Russia.
Many Vietnam 's tour operators have recently developed and upgraded favourite destinations for Russian visitors such as Binh Thuan, Khanh Hoa, Da Nang and Quang Nam. They have also designed tours for Muslim tourists.
Vietnam has reformed administrative management in a bid to create fast and easy procedures for foreign tourists to come to Vietnam.
Since 2009 Vietnam has offered visa exemption for Russian to enter the nation within 15 days. In 2013, some suggested to extend the visa- free stay to 30 days because Russian tourists usually have long holidays. … [Read more...] about Vietnam looks to increase Russian tourist arrivals to 300,000 in 2014

Vietnam has been implementing a pilot visa exemption programme for tourists from Japan, the Republic of Korea, Russia, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland for eight years.While the government is considering the programme’s effectiveness, some economists proposed a halt, stating that no visa fees have been collected from these tourists for the State budget.A tourist visa to Vietnam currently costs US$45 and if the exemption programme continues, the State coffers will lose about US$50 million. Foreign visitors to Hanoi's OId Quarter (Photo:VNA)At a recent conference in Hanoi, the Vietnam Tourism Association (VTA) Vice President Vu The Binh argued that the loss of visa fees are just a drop in the ocean compared to the huge amount of revenue the tourism sector brings in every year.Last year, Vietnam attracted approximately 1.5 million visitors from Japan, the RoK and Russia. If each visitor spent an average of US$1,500 during their stay, the tourism sector would earn US$2.1 … [Read more...] about Tourist visa exemptions necessary